The adjective hygrophanous refers to the color change of mushroom tissue (especially the pileus surface) as it loses or absorbs water, which causes the pileipellis to become more transparent when wet and opaque when dry. When identifying hygrophanous species, one needs to be careful when matching colors to photographs or descriptions, as color can...
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• (a.) Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.
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Hy·groph'a·nous adjective [ Greek ... wet + ... to show.] Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry.
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hygrophanous Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and opaque when dry. The hygrophanous description refers to the color change of mushroom tissue (especially the pileus surface or the 'cap' of a fungal fruiting body) as it loses or absorbs water; which causes the pileipellis to become more transparent when wet and opaque when dr...
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